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July 18, 2024

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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.

Analysis

State media review: North Koreans still in the dark about war in Ukraine

An in-depth analysis of the DPRK’s Ukraine coverage, upcoming children’s ideological event and women’s day celebrations

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMarch 10, 2022
News

North Korea will launch spy satellites to watch US ‘hostile’ moves: Kim Jong Un

DPRK leader visited launch control center in Pyongyang to review results of two recent reconnaissance satellite tests

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMarch 10, 2022
News

North Korean ambassador to Syria dies from stroke: Syrian state media

Mun Jong Nam was active in Damascus in recent months and formerly headed DPRK Embassy in Italy

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMarch 9, 2022
News

Party favors: North Korean officials gifted smartphones after major conference

New phones may help mid-level apparatchiks stay connected to central authorities in Pyongyang

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMarch 8, 2022
News

North Korea likely to roll out heavy weaponry at upcoming parade: Imagery

Satellite imagery shows new activity at secured missile launcher area of Pyongyang parade training base

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMarch 7, 2022
News

Kim Jong Un worship, threats to ruling system stressed as party conference ends

Thousands of mid-level officials gathered to hear North Korean leader’s closing speech on his party’s survival plans

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoMarch 1, 2022
News

North Korea says it tested ‘reconnaissance satellite’ systems

State media does not disclose appearance of projectile launched Sunday as part of the satellite test

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 28, 2022
News

Thousands of North Korean troops training for military parade: Satellite imagery

High-resolution image confirms trucks arrived at key military base, suggesting parade will take place within eight weeks

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 26, 2022
News

Local North Korean party officials gather for big ideology meeting: Imagery

Upcoming conference appears to be part of Kim Jong Un’s efforts to enforce strict ideological cohesion at all levels

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 25, 2022
Analysis

Kim Jong Un builds new mansions in Pyongyang’s ‘forbidden city’ amid hardships

Construction adds to group of four new mansions built in Workers' Party compound last fall

Colin ZwirkoColin ZwirkoFebruary 23, 2022
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